Journo's Friday Thoughts

The Secret Journalist ponders events of the week - catchy, quirky - in 140 words. This week: Alan Hansen | David Beckham | Gus Poyet

Barca twist the knife in Mancini exit

Nothing like love in football. Then we had the 48-hour wait to find out if it was all a sick hoax

Those hacks who cover the Mancunian "beat" were thrust into a maelstrom of news stories, feature articles, informed insights and sugary eulogies

He isn’t the best footballer on the planet but he is certainly the most valuable

It’ll take the rest of the Premier League a good year to suss out Pellegrini tactically

The underdog days are over for him. He’s the big cheese now and he better get used to it quickly or the natives will get restless

The character to my left could barely stand and spent the build-up to the game propping himself on the seats in front

There was a little buzz on our club website about BHAFC having possible money issues and that directors want him out. May be rubbish but may not be.

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Everything except the final Champions League place is sorted. So, who will get it?